A developer agreed to delay plans for a four-story apartment complex that would tower over adjacent single-story houses after homeowners expressed anger over not being consulted on the project.

The complex was to be considered by the city’s development review board this Thursday. But Scottsdale-based developer Rich Baxter said he intends to hold back his plans as he considers his options.

“I am taking the group’s comments and concerns into account and I sincerely want to be a good neighbor,” said Baxter. “I do not think that the project will be advancing this week as I consider what the best path forward will be.”

More than three dozen neighbors crowded into a City Hall conference room last week to discuss the project. The residents’ complaints focused chiefly on the project’s size.

“It just seems excessive for the neighborhood,” said Sue Pratt, whose home would be near the proposed complex.

The meeting was the first between Baxter and residents vehemently opposed to the current proposal.

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